Al Bada'a, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri Güncel Saati — GST.

At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes on the United Arab Emirates. As of 9 April 2026, the UAE has intercepted and destroyed 537 ballistic missiles, 2,256 drone attacks and 26 cruise missiles fired from Iran using their THAAD and Patriot missile defence systems acquired from the United States. The attacks have killed 13 people, including two military personnel, one civilian contractor, and 10 other civilians, and injured 224 others, ranging from minor to severe cases.

Reading Al Bada'a against the global hubs: Dubai (~2 km), London (~5,472 km), Singapore (~5,838 km) are the close ones, with Los Angeles (~13,388 km) sitting on the opposite side of the planet — a good gut check when judging logistics windows.

Al Bada'a sits inside Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri — the Western Asia subregion, capital Abu Dhabi, languages Arabic, currency AED (د.إ).

The closest mapped neighbors of Al Bada'a are As Saţwah (1 km), Dubai International Financial Centre (2 km), Jumayrā (3 km), Al Wasl (3 km), so commuter, logistics and same-day-trip planning will usually pull from this cluster.

Closest curated airport references from Al Bada'a: DXB Dubai (11 km), SHJ Sharjah (28 km), DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali) (38 km).

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